The Morning Joe panel discusses the fight over authorization for President Obama to expand and develop the war against ISIS; the family of Kayla Mueller's recent comments on her death; Scott Walker and Rudy Giuliani. watch

Top Talkers: Members of the GOP, including Gov. Scott Walker and Rudy Giuliani, have made headlines in recent weeks for their comments or lack thereof on President Obama. The Morning Joe panel wonders why Walker can't simply answer the president is a... watch

Top Talkers: Criticism is emerging over the Pentagon's plan to launch a spring offensive to recapture Mosul. A Kurdish commander says he doubts the U.S. will be able to train 25,000 Iraqi forces in two months. NBC News' Richard Engel discusses. watch

NYT Magazine writer Gary Shteyngart spent a full week at the Four Seasons Hotel watching state-controlled Russian TV to see if his opinions on Vladimir Putin would change. Did he go insane? The NYT Magazine's Jake Silverstein joins Morning Joe to discuss. watch

Walmart has announced it's raising the wages of a half-million employees. All of its U.S. workers will now earn $9 an hour and at least $10 by next February. Why the change? VP of corporate affairs Dan Bartlett discusses. watch

Top Talkers: Fmr. New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is now seeking to clarify recent remarks he made about President Obama. But is he really just making things worse for himself? The Morning Joe panel discusses. watch

Top Talkers: Libya is dealing with a setback in its efforts to fight ISIS militants as the U.S. and Britain are rejecting the country's request to lift a UN arms embargo. David Ignatius, Richard Engel and Adm. James Stavridis discuss. watch